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  • Strike threat for Swan Hill train

    Strike threat for Swan Hill train

    SWAN Hill’s problem-plagued V/Line service faces weeks of potential disruption with the Rail, Tram and Bus Union this week voting in support of industrial action…

  • Basin deal brings out irrigation divide

    ENVIRONMENTALISTS and irrigators have voiced opposing views on what the new Murray-Darling Basin Plan Bill will mean for basin communities. The Federal Government this week…

  • Christmas carnival in Nyah

    Christmas carnival in Nyah

    FRIDAY is the annual Nyah District Christmas Carnival at the Nyah Recreation Reserve. Starting at 6pm, the free community event has been funded by the…

  • RSL reopens after day of deluge

    RSL reopens after day of deluge

    THE Swan Hill RSL club was forced to close on Wednesday after the deluge of rain caused significant damage. Club president Peter Ritchie told The…

  • What’s On

    What’s On

    FRIDAY 10am-2pm: Sausage sizzle for 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence. Help raise awareness about domestic and family violence at Swan Hill Community Tree…

  • Regional parents lack childcare choices, says report

    Regional parents lack childcare choices, says report

    A NEW report looking into childhood education and care has reaffirmed the “childcare desert” that exists in rural and regional areas. The report, Choiceless, released…

  • Banks shut over staff shortages

    Banks shut over staff shortages

    STAFF shortages was the reason behind the Commonwealth Bank being closed in Kerang and Swan Hill in the past week. The Kerang branch was closed…

  • Swan Hill hit by floods from major downpour

    Swan Hill hit by floods from major downpour

    THE SES is methodically draining floodwater off Swan Hill streets after Wednesday morning’s torrential downpour. Streets were turned into rivers as the rural city’s drainage…

  • VCAT backs council’s subdivision call

    VCAT backs council’s subdivision call

    VCAT has backed a Swan Hill Rural City Council decision to refuse a planning application for a subdivision of farming zone land in Robinvale. The…

  • Fresh wings for a pioneer story

    Fresh wings for a pioneer story

    THE historic visit of Australia’s foremost aviation pioneer has been celebrated 90 years on by Balranald residents young and old. On Sunday, the town’s Southern…

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